David Heitz from Healthline.com share his opinion on the sorry state of dental care in the United States. Even now, with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in place, more than 100 million Americans still do not have dental insurance.

The idea of the ACA was to provide coverage for preventative care to help improve overall health, and to take care of small problems before they become big, expensive ones. But even with this new emphasis on preventative medicine, dental care continues to take a back seat.

Also, now that we now that we are constantly hearing more and more that the mouth is the gateway to overall health, it would seem that dental care would be the most important aspect of health.

Read David Heitz’s full article here and learn more about how dental care can be improved.